Lacing-stud.



L. B. DAVIS. mama STUD. APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 7, 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

100. 'lgw 901,694.

' AVAILABLE Q02! Inc/enter D c 1"! NORRIS PETER! CO WASHINGTON esseUNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER B. DAVIS, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAGING-STUD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER B. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Maiden, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inLacing-Studs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lacing studs or hooks forboots, shoes, gloves, corsets and the like in which a lacing is used asa fastening means, and the object is to provide a lacing hook which whenthe lacing is laced up cannot catch garments, lace and the like, and theobject is further to provide a hook of the character described whichshall be thoroughly practical, durable and easy to manufacture.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a central sectional elevation ofa lacing stud or hook embodying my invention, the same being showninserted in a hole in a piece of sheet material but without the shankbeing clenched, this view showing the hook open to receive a lacing.Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 1 but with the hookclosed. Fig. 3 is a detail plan section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a portion of the upper of a bootwith a series of hooks embodying my invention attached thereto, part ofthe hooks being closed with a lacing therein and the remaining hooksbeing open. Fig. 5 is a central sectional elevation of a modified formof hook or'stud constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 6 is aplan section taken on line 66 of Fig. 5.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings, referring now to Figs. 1 to 41-, inclusive, 10 is abase which may be of any suitable form, but which in this instance isprovided with a tubular shank 11 and an annular flange 12, said basebeing adapted to be secured to a piece of sheet material 13 by forcingsaid shank therethrough and clenching said shank on the underside ofsaid sheet material in a well known manner. In the drawing the shank isshown before such clenching.

Slidably mounted on the base 10 is a hook 14 which. in this instance isadapted to slide in a curved path about a center A. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 7, 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Serial No. 419,616.

hook 14; is substantially U-shaped in form having two arms 15 and 16,the arm 1.6 being connected to the base 10 and held in sliding contacttherewith by means of two lugs or projections 17, 17 extending part waythereacross, said lugs being preferably formed by punching two oppositeportions of the metal of the shank 11 inwardly toward each other. Toform a support on which the arm 16 may slide, I provide two lugs 18, 18which may be formed by punching two oppositely located portions of theshank 11 inwardly and giving them a form substantially concentric withthe arm 16.

When the hook 14: stands in the position shown in Fig. 1, the same isadapted to receive a lacing therein. When the lacing is drawn againstthat portion of the hook 14 which is opposite to the opening, said hookis moved thereby into its closed position as shown in Fig. 2 and asillustrated also in the two lower pairs of hooks in Fig. 4. Thus it willbe seen that while the boot or the like is laced up the hooks are closedand there is nothing which can catch on the garments of the wearer.

In order to limit the extent of sliding movement of the hook 141, Iprovide a stop 19 which may be formed on said hook by striking orforming downwardly on the arm 16 a projection which is adapted to engageone of the lugs 18 when the hook is in its open position and the otherof said lugs when the hook is in its closed position.

It will be noted that the outer or upper face of the base 10 issubstantially flush with the outer face of the sheet material 18 inwhich the same is fastened, the hook 14: being the only part of the studwhich projects a substantial distance above the outer face of thematerial. In unlacing the shoe, the lacing is pulled toward the freeends of the arms 15 and 16 and said lacing acting on the arm 15 rocksthe hook 14: in an obvious manner from the position shown in Fig. 2 tothe position shown in Fig. 1, whereupon said lacing passes outwardlyfrom said hook.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6 wherein a modified form of studconstructed in accordance with my invention is illustrated, 10 is a baseprovided with a shank 11 and an annular flange 12, the metal forming thehead of the base being punched downwardly forming two projections 18, 18and leavfng a bridge 17 extending across the base 1 The hook it isidentical in form with the A I claim and desire by Letters Patent tosecure is:

1. A lacing stud in two parts, namely, a base and a hook movably mountedthereon,

said hook comprising a substantially U- shaped portion having an armnormally separated from said base by a space through which a lacin maybe introduced into said hook, the whole of said hook being adapted to bemoved bodily relatively to said base by said lacing to close said space.

2. A lacing stud in two parts, namely, a base and a hook slidablymounted thereon, said hook comprising a substantially U- shaped portionhaving an arm normally separated from said base by a space through whicha lacing may be introduced into said hook, the whole of said hook beingadapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base by said lacing toclose said space.

3. A lacing stud in two parts, namely, a base and a hook mounted thereonto slide in a curved path, said hook comprising a substantially U-shapedportion having an arm normally separated from said base by a spacethrough which a lacing may be in troduced into said hook, the whole ofsaid hook being adapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base bysaid lacing to close said space.

4. A lacing stud in two parts, namely, a base and a hook slidablymounted thereon, said hook comprising a substantially U- shaped portionhaving two arms, one of said arms being slidably mounted on said baseand the other of said arms being normally separated from said base by aspace through which a lacing may be introduced into said hook, the wholeof said hook being adapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base bysaid lacing to close said space.

5. A lacing stud in two parts, namely, a base and a hook mounted thereonto slide in a curved path about a center outside of said U-shap'edportion having an arm normally separated from said base by a spacethrough which a lacing may be introduced into said hook, the whole ofsaid book being adapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base bysaid lacing to close said space.

6. A lacing stud comprising a base, a hook slidably mounted thereon,said hook comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having an armnormally separated from said base by a space through which a lacing maybe introduced into said hook, the whole of said hook being adaptedto bemoved bodily relatively to said base by said lacing to close said space,and a stop adapted to limit the extent of movement oi said hook.

7. A lacing stud comprising a base and a hook slidably mounted thereon,said hook comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having two arms,one of which is normally separated from said base by a space throughwhich a lacing may be introduced into said hook, the whole of said hookbeing adapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base by said lacingto close said Space, and a projection on said base extending over theother of said arms.

8. A lacing stud comprising a base and a hook slidably mounted thereon,said hook comprising a substantially U1-shaped portion having two arms,one of which is normally separated from said base by a space throughwhich a lacing may be introduced into said hook,'the whole of said hookbeing adapted to be moved bodily relatively to said base by said lacingto close said space, and two oppositely located projections on said baseextending over the other of said arms.

9. A lacing stud comprising a base having a tubular shank, a hookslidably mounted on said base, said hook comprising a substantiallyU-shaped portion having two arms, one of which is normally separatedfrom said base by a space through which a lacing may be introduced intosaid hook, the whole of said hook being adapted to be moved bodilyrelatively to said space by said lacing to close said space, twooppositely located projections on said base extending over the other ofsaid arms, and two other oppositely located projections on said baseextending beneath said other arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. t

' LUTHER B. DAVIS.

lVitnesses:

LoUIs A. J ONES, SADIE V. MCCARTHY.

